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Appreciation post: I was cleaning shutter blades with a solvent for years before a guy in Portland showed me a dry brush method
He said the solvent was leaving a tiny film that caused drag, and after switching, my repair time on a basic SLR dropped from 45 minutes to 20. Anyone else have a 'why didn't I know this sooner' trick for mechanical parts?
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gonzalez.vera2mo agoTop Commenter
Woah, is this really life or death for camera repair?
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anna5675mo ago
My old boss swore by using lighter fluid on sticky camera gears. I thought he was crazy until I tried it on a jammed Nikon FM2. The fluid evaporated clean in seconds, no oily mess. I wasted so much time before that with rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs.
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holly_price5mo ago
Honestly I used a drop of sewing machine oil on my Pentax K1000 and it's been fine for years. Lighter fluid just seems like a harsh chemical fix for something that might need a gentler touch.
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